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Patented Jan. 20, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFlcE COIN HOLDER George Blcndinger, Rochester, N. Y. Application August 8, 1950, Serial No. 178,235 2 Claims. (Cl. 22S-92.9)

The present invention relates to coin holders and more particularly to a foldable coin holder of book form whose leaves have pockets therein into which a plurality of coins may be inserted. In a more specific aspect, the invention relates to a coin holder adapted for church use and particularly for use as a denial bank during Lent or Advent.

Itis common nowadays for the pastor of a church to' provide each member of his flock at the beginning of Lent or Advent with a bank into which the parishioner can insert a coin each day so that when Easter Sunday or Christmas arrives, the parishioner will have a substantial sum to contribute to the Easter or Christmas collection.

Ordinarily, denial banks are made in pasteboard box form, but these boxes are bulky and their bulkiness makes it difficult to collect them from the large congregation which always frequents a church on Easter Sunday or Christmas. For this reason, it has been proposed to make denial banks like a folded book. Such banks have the advantage that they are flat. Moreover, they have the advantage that a` coin cannot be removed without tearing or cutting open one of the coin pockets, which makes it readily apparent that the bank has been tampered with.

One of the objections to folding book-type coin holders of previous constructions, however, has been this very difficulty of getting coins outl of the holder, for the pastor or his trustees have the problem of removing the large number of coins from a large number of individual coin pockets after the banks have been collected.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a coin holder of book-type which is so constructed as to permit easy removal of coins therefrom by the recipient of the bank.

Another object of the invention is to provide a coin holder of book form which will be compact but which nevertheless has sufficient capacity to hold all of the coins which may be deposited therein from day to day for an extended period.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a coin holder of folding book form whichr canv be made from a single cardboard blank and two paper sheets, and which, therefore, will be relatively easy to make and cheap.

Other objects of the invention will be apparent hereinafter from the speciiication and from the recital of the appended claims.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is an elevational view, looking at the inside of an opened, book-type coin holder made according to one embodiment ofthe invention;`

Fig. 2 is an elevational view of the opened coin holder looking at it from the outside or back;

Fig. 3 is an elevation of the blank which forms the central or body portion of the coin holder;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary section on an enlarged scale taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged section on of Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged section on the line Ee-G of Fig.1;.and -j-f Fig. 7 is a still further enlarged section., similar to Fig. 4, but showing how a coin maygbe inserted in one of the pockets ,of the holder.

Referring now to the drawing by numeralsof reference, the bank shown comprises an inside sheet of paper I0, an intermediate cardboard blank II, and an outside sheet of paper I2. The sheets of paper I0 and I2 are made of tag or similar stock which is heavy enough for the purpose. The cardboard blank II (Fig. 3) is provided with four parallel slots I4 of equal length and the line 5-5 I-,wo parallel slots I5 which are parallel to the slots I4 and to one another and which are of somewhat shorter length than the slots I4. Beneath the two slots I5 is a narrow rectangular slot I6. The slots I4 and I5 are widened out at their tops denoted at I1 and I9, respectively.v and as clearly shown in this figure. j

The inside sheet III is glued to the center part II. This inside sheet is formed with four long slots 20 and two short slots 2| that are adapted to register with the long and short slots I4 and I5, respectively, of the intermediate member or core II. The slots 2D and 2| in the paper sheet I0 are, however, narrower than the respective slots I4 and I5 of the cardboard centerpiece which vare aligned with them, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. The slots 20 and 2| are, moreover, shorter than their respective aligned associatedV slots I4 and I5. The paper sheet Ill is slit above each of the slots 20 and 2| to provide flaps 22 (Figs. 1, 4, and 7) which register with the upper wider portions I1 and I9 of the slots I4 and I5 but which are preferably somewhat narrower than said portions I'I and I9. The paper sheet I0 is also punched to provide a flap 24 (Figs. 1 and 5) which registers with the upper portion of the slot vI6 in the center piece I I.

The back or outside paper sheet I2 covers completely the backs ofthe slots I4, I5 and I6 ofthe blank II; and there are no openings or slots in this back sheet I2, as will be clear from Fig. 2. Pockets are, therefore, formed in the cardboard center sheet or core II between the front sheet Il) and back sheet I2. These pockets may,l of course, be made of any number, and to any width and length. The thickness of the cardboard center piece II is preferably such, however, that the pockets formed in this center piece or core will hold coins flatwise. The slots I4 and I5 are slightly wider in diameter than the coins to be received therein so as to be able to hold the coins flatwise, and the slots I4 and I5 are of a length so that each willA hldi a plurality of coins. The slots 2U and: 21 are somewhat narrower than the diameter of the coins to retain the coins in the pockets.

For Lenten use, the slots I4 will preferably be made long enough to hold seven dimes; and the slots I5 will preferably be made long enough to hold six dimes. This makes ak capacity of forty dimes, or one dime for each day of'Lerit. The dimes can be inserted into the several pockets formed in the holder through the flaps 2'2. The

large pocket formed between the front and rear sheets I 0 and I2V by the slot' I6 in the center piece II is fori a` paper bill which 'may be folded 'and inserted through the flap 24. The size and capacity ofthe pockets and their uses will, of course, be varied, however, to suit the purpose for which thej bank is intended.

The bank is scored along line 2l and is adapted to be folded along thisline. When folded, its outside surfaoe's are the folded surfaces of the plain outside paper sheet I2,and the slots 2li and 2 I ,and the sans z2 adzg are the inside of me' foie. The slots 2D and 2I p'iit viewing the contents of the bank so that any time the parishioner or the pastor can oont how much has been deposijed therein. Y I Thecoins and bill or bills' can quickly and readily be removed from the bank at any time by slit- Yting tl1e back or outside surface I2 of the coin holder with a knife along linesV such as denoted at 2s, .29 and 3'0 in Fig. 2, The back sheet i2 of the coin holder may, ifv desired, be scored along these lines, but this is not necessary since it is but a matter of a second or so to cut the sheet I2 opposite each of the pockets to permit the coins andbill to tumble out and be Counted. Thus, the pastor or his assistant can quickly Vget at the inony i' tir bank to count it. n

While the invention has been described in connection with a bank for use in churches, it is to be understood that it is by no means conned to such use, as it' may be employed for any purpose to which a coin bank may be put, as for instance, for transmitting coins through the mails. As already stated', it can be iliade in various sizes and Y various denominations of currency, I It will b urther understood that while the iffVel'tnn has been described in Connection with a particular embodiment thereof it is Capable of 'iflir'thr modification, and this' application is intended to coyer any variations, uses', or adaptatirnsf the invention, f ou'owing, in generar the principles of the invention and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice in the art to which the invention pertains and as may be applied to the essential features hereinbef'o'r'e set Iforth and as fall within the scopeV of the invention or the limits of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I daim is:

1. A coin holder comprising a generally rectangular skeleton center sheet having a thickness at least as great as the thickness of the coins to -be eoeive'd and having a plurality of elongatd, spaced slots therethrough which' extend 'generally parallel to two 'sides of the sheet and 4 which have their ends spaced from the other two sides of the sheet, a generally rectangular front sheet and a generally rectangular back sheet, each substantially of the same overall area as said center sheet and secured along their marginal edges to opposite sides, respectively, of the center sheet and forming with said slots pockets for the reception of coins, saidback sheetat least, being made of paper, each otsai'd' slots' having a width slightly greater than the diameter of the coins which are to be received in the pocket of which said slot forms a part, and each of said slots being of a length to hold a plurality of coins disposed. iiatwiseA in the same plane, whereby each pocket may hold a plurality of coins, said front sheet having a plurality of elongated, parallel slots therethrough registering, respectively, with the rst-named slots but each narrower than the diameter of the coins to be received in the associated first-named slot, each slot in the front sheet being shorter than the registering slot of the center sheet and terminating at both ends short of the terminal ends of the registering slot of said center sheet, said front sheet having U- shaped slits at pointsspaced from' the slots therein but in registry with the rst-named slotsto provide a series of slits, each slit extending .transversely ofv one of the first-named slots and providing an open-ing through which coins may be inserted into each of the pockets and providing a flap for closing each of sa last-nained slots, said back sheet being imperiorate and covering the whole of the mst-named slots at the backs thereof.

2. A coin holder comprising a generally rec'- tangular skeleton,r center cardboard sheet having al thickness at least as great as the thickness of the coins to be received and having a plurality of elongated, spaced slots therethrough, each of which extendsl generally parallel to two sides of the sheet and has its ends spaced: from the other two sides of the sheet, a front paper sheet andv a back paper sheet each` of substantially the same overall area as said center sheet, said front and back sheetsl being secured along their marginal edges to opposite sides, respectively, of the center sheet and forming with said slots pockets for the reception of coins, each of said slots having a minimum width slightly greater than the diameter of the coins which are to be received in the pocket of which said slot forms a part, each of Vsaid slots being of a length to holdY a plurality of coins disposed atw-ise in the same plane whereby each pocket may hold a plurality of coins,y each of said slots being wider at one end than along the rest of its length, said front sheet having a plurality' of slots therethrough registering, respectively, with the rst-named slots but each narrower' than the diameter of the coins to be received in the associated first-named slot, each slot in the front sheet being shorter than the registering slot of the center sheet and each terminating at one end approximately at the bottom. of the wider portion of the registering slot the center sheet and terminating at its opposite end short of the corresponding end of the registering slot in said center sheet, said front sheet being slit at points registering with the wider portions of the rst-named slots to provide slots extending transversely of the first-named slots through which coins may be inserted into each of the pockets and to provide flaps for closing each of said last-named slots, said back lsheet being imperiorate and covering the whole Iof the 5 first-named slots at the backs thereof, and said three sheets being scored for folding in two with the two folded parts of the front sheet confronting one another when folded so that the back sheet forms the outside covering for the folded 5 holder.

GEORGE BLENDINGER.

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Number 6 UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Anderson Jan. 24, 1899 Rogers July 16, 1901 Phelps June 8, 1926 Sonne Sept. 25, 1928 Berkowitz Aug. 23, 1932 Dorsey May 19, 1936 

